MAKING YOUR OUTSIDE SPACE WORK FOR YOU
When you’re not greening your fingers, it’s relaxation that your backyard provides in bucketloads, so you need to make sure your space is appropriately fitted out. Decks, patios and pergolas are three significant components in an outside relaxation or entertaining area, so consider including one (or all!) of these in your backyard layout.
DECKING
Providing the look of traditional milled timber without the ongoing upkeep, wood-plastic composite decking (often just referred to as composite decking) is usually made from ground wood waste and recycled plastic. This produces a rot- and termite-resistant product that doesn’t splinter or warp (as long as it’s properly installed) and has a high slip-resistance.
Composite decking doesn’t need to be stained, painted or oiled either. It’s not a load-bearing product so it can’t be used for joists, but it can be used to create screens as well as flooring.
“Composite products in general can be used anywhere traditional timber decking, fencing or screening would be used,” says David Elms of Futurewood. “Today, composite decking is widely accepted as an alternative to traditional timber decking products and that’s not just because
